Suzanne De Passe (executive producer), Don Mischer, Suzanne Coston (co-producer), Michael Weisbarth (co-producer) | NBC |- | Great Performances| Robert Manby (executive producer), Diane M. Gioia (supervising producer), Sherman Sneed (producer), Bill Siegler (coordinating producer), Lena Horne (star) | PBS |- | Late Night with David Letterman| Jack Rollins (executive producer), Barry Sand (producer), David Letterman (host) | NBC |- | AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Gene Kelly| George Stevens Jr. (producer) | CBS |- | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson| Frederick De Cordova (executive producer), Peter Lassally (producer), Johnny Carson (host) | NBC |- | rowspan=6" style="text-align:center" | 1986(38th) |- style="background:#FAEB86" | The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts| Nick Vanoff (producer), George Stevens Jr. | CBS |- | Late Night with David Letterman| Jack Rollins (executive producer), Barry Sand (producer), David Letterman (host) | rowspan=2| NBC |- | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson| Frederick De Cordova (executive producer), Peter Lassally (producer), Johnny Carson (host) |- | The 40th Annual Tony Awards| Alexander H. Cohen (executive producer), Hildy Parks (producer), Martha Mason (co-producer) | CBS |- | AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Billy Wilder| George Stevens Jr. | NBC |- | rowspan=6" style="text-align:center" | 1987(39th) |- style="background:#FAEB86" | The 41st Annual Tony Awards| Don Mischer (executive producer), David J. Goldberg (producer) | CBS |- | Late Night with David Letterman| Jack Rollins (executive producer), David Letterman (executive producer/host), Barry Sand (producer) | rowspan=2| NBC |- | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson| Frederick De Cordova (executive producer), Peter Lassally (producer), Johnny Carson (host) |- | The Tracey Ullman Show| James L. Brooks (executive producer), Jerry Belson (executive producer), Ken Estin (executive producer), Heide Perlman (executive producer), Richard Sakai (producer), Paul Flaherty (co-producer), Dick Blasucci (co-producer), Tracey Ullman (host) | Fox |- | Liberty Weekend| David L. Wolper (executive producer), Don Mischer (producer) | ABC |- | rowspan=6" style="text-align:center" | 1988(40th) |- style="background:#FAEB86" | Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration| Don Mischer (executive producer), Jan Cornell (producer), David J. Goldberg (producer), Sara Lukinson (co-producer) | CBS |- | Late Night with David Letterman| Jack Rollins (executive producer), David Letterman (executive producer/host), Robert Morton (producer) | rowspan=2| NBC |- | Late Night with David Letterman (6th Anniversary Special)| Jack Rollins (executive producer), David Letterman (executive producer/host), Robert Morton (producer) |- | The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour| Tom Smothers (executive producer/host), Ken Kragen (producer),